WEBVTT -STARTER.REPORTER: AS BUDGET DEADLINES,APPROACH STATE REPRESENTATIVESARE GETTING CREATIVE.WEDNESDAY THE HOUSE FINANCECOMMITTEE APPROVED AN AMENDMENTTO LEGALIZE KENO IN NEWHAMPSHIRE, AND USE THE REVENUESTO HELP FUND FULL DAYKINDERGARTEN.>> THE THOUGHT WAS THAT WESHOULD FIND A REVENUE SOURCE TOPAY FOR THIS SO WE DON'T HAVE TOREDUCE OTHER PROGRAMS TO TAKECARE OF THIS ADDITIONALEXPENDITURE. REPORTER: THIS POLICY MARRIAGEIS CREATING STRANGE POLITICALBEDFELLOWS.REPS WHO'VE TRADITIONALLY VOTEDAGAINST KENO AND EXPANDEDGAMBLING ARE RELAXING THEIRLONG-HELD OPPOSITION.>> IF THIS IS A WAY TO HELPINCREASE THE DOLLARS IN THEEDUCATION FUND, I BELIEVE INCOMPROMISE. REPORTER: CURRENTLY NEWHAMPSHIRE SCHOOL DISTRICTSRECEIVE A LITTLE MORE THAN 1$800-- $1800 PER PUPIL FOR HALF-DAYKINDERGARTEN -- THE HOUSE PLAN WOULD GIVETHEM AN ADDITIONAL 1100 PERCHILD.THE KENO FUNDING MODEL HAS THESUPPORT OF FULL DAY K ADVOCATES.>> IF THIS IS AN ADDITIONALFUNDING SOURCE, THAT WILL REALLYHELP COMMUNITIES THAT HAVEINSTITUTED FULL DAY K, WE AREBEHIND IT.>> WHILE THE KENO-KINDERGARTENARRANGEMENT RECEIVED UNANIMOUSBIPARTISAN SUPPORT IN THE HOUSEFINANCE COMMITTEE, SOME SENATORSARE CALLING THIS AN IDEA THAT ISDEAD ON ARRIVAL. >> WELL I THINK IT'S CRAZY. REPORTER: SENATOR LOUD'ALLESANDRO SAYS IFANTI-GAMBLING REPS ARE SUDDENLYINTERESTED IN GAMING REVENUE,HE'S GOT A CASINO THEY MIGHTWANT TO CONSIDER.BUT KENO HAS NO CHANCE.>> SENATE HAS VOTED AGAINST KENOTIME AND TIME AGAIN.